Angels agree to $1.95 million contract with ex-Blue Jays star Alek Manoah

The Los Angeles Angels have already made a few significant moves to start the offseason. They traded Taylor Walls to the Baltimore Orioles for the oft-injured pitcher Grayson Rodriguez. On Tuesday, they made a similar gamble on a pitcher. The Angels have signed former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah to a one-year deal.

“Right-hander Alek Manoah and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a one-year, $1.95 million contract, a source tells ESPN. Manoah, 27, was non-tendered by Atlanta and lands with the Angels on a fully guaranteed big league deal,” ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported.

Manoah has not pitched in the majors since May of 2024 due to elbow injuries. With the Blue Jays in the midst of a World Series run and trading for Shane Bieber, they moved on from Manoah. The Atlanta Braves picked him up after that, but he never pitched in the organization. But the Angels are taking a gamble on the pitcher who finished third in Cy Young voting in 2022.

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